Pen-puller.



110,340,474. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907..

P. GANFIELD.

PEN FULLER. APPLICATION FILED oqr. 23, 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

FRANK 'OANFIELD, .OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNQR OF ONE-THIRD I CLARENCE J. MORLEY, OF DENVER, COLORADO, AND TWO-THIRDS TO EDWIN F. ARTHUR, TRUSTEE.

PEN-FULLER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, FRANK 'CANFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Pullers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in pen-pullers, my object being to provide a device of this class which shall be simple in construction, economical in cost, reliable, durable and efficient in use; and to these ends the position for invention consists of the features, arrangements, andcombinations hereinafter described and claimed, all of which will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the paper-cutter provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view, shown on a larger scale, illustrating the pen inserted prior to the pulling operation. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the pen turned to the proper ulling. Fig. 5 shows the pen in the puller a ter it has been extracted from the holder.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a body part or handpiece or holder, which may consist of a paper cutter or not, as may be desired. This device 5 should be of suflicient length to allow it to be grasped by the hand during the pen-pulling operation. For convenience the device may be mounted upon one extremity of a paper-cutter but this is only for convenience, as the device may be separate or provided with any suitable construction enabling the user to hold the article firmly in the hand during the pulling operation. This handhold part 5 is provided at one extremity with the pen-pulling device proper, consisting of a curved member 6, composed of two jaws 7 and 8, which, as shown in the drawings, are

. Specification :of Letters Patent.

Application filed October .23, 1905. Serial No. 283.941.

jaws.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907. I

formed integral with the body of the device. The stationary jaw 7 terminates at A, where the metal is bent back upon itself, forming the movable or spring jaw 8, which 006 crates with the stationary jaw 7 during tfie operation of pulling the pen. The jaw 8 is provided with an extension B, forming a thumb-piece adapted to be pressed by the user during the pulling operation, whereby the pen is tightly gripped between-the two The space between the jaws at the bend A is somewhat greater than at a short distance from the bend \to permit the :easy insertion of the pen. Then by giving the pen a partial turn it is brought into the narrower space between the two jaws, when by the pressure of the thumb on the part B the en is tightly gripped and may be easily pu led from the holder. The jaws 7 and 8 are curved to conform approximately to the curve of the pen, whereby the latter may be caused to readily pass between the jaws or into the proper position for en-pulling purposes.

In the drawings t e pen is designated by the reference character 10, and the holder by the character 12, both pen and holder being of ordinary construction.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of my improved device will be readily understood Assuming that the device is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the pen may be easily inserted by placingit in such position that one of its edges enters the enlarged space between the jaws at the bend A. Then by giving the pen a partial turn or forward movement toward the body of the device the pen is brought into the lowest part of the bend and also made to occupy the narrow est space'between the jaws. The first position, or that of the pen when first inserted, is illustrated in Fig. 3, and the second position, or that after the pen has been adjusted to the pen-pulling position, is illustrated in Fig. 4. When the pen is in the last-named position, the user of the device presses his thumb upon the extension B, causing the movable or spring jaw 8 to tightly grip the pen. The pen-puller is then drawn away from the holder and the pen pulled out, when it occupies the position shown in Fig. 5.

Having-thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A pen puller comprising a handhold part provided at one extremity with a curved pen-pulling member consisting of two jaws,

one stationary and the other movable, the

' cient space between them to permit the easy .insertion of the length of the device, one of the jaws being pen at right angles to the yielding andprovided with a thumb-piece extension for the purpose set forth.

3. A pen-puller provided with a pen-gripping device composed of two jaws bent longitudinally to conform approximately to the transverse curve of the pen when inserted in a direction at right angles to the length of the device, one of the jaws being yielding and provided with a thumb-piece extension whereby the pen may be tightly gripped by pressing upon the yielding jaw for the purpose set forth.

4. A pen-puller consisting of a device composed 'of two members curved longitudinally to conform approximatelv to the transverse curve of the pen, one of the members being yielding and having a thumb-piece extension, the space between the members remote from the thumb -piece being suflicient to permit the easy insertion of the pen, in a direction at right angles to the length of the yielding member having suflicient yielding capacity to permit the gripping of the pen tightly by pressure upon the tl1umb-piece, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 45 in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK CANFIELD. VVit-nesses:

E. F. ARTHUR, A. J. OBRIEN. 

